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NEWS
Rabbi Druckman's Conversion Court Issued 499 Conversion
Certificates Last Month
HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman Visits the US
By B. Kahn and Y. Ariel Following public outrage over the desecration of ancient Jewish graves in Acco Prime Minister Ariel Sharon instructed Transportation Minister Meir Shetreet to halt excavation work at the site. As a result it was decided to postpone the mass demonstration originally scheduled to take place in Jerusalem last Thursday. French Government Report Calls Anti-Zionist Left a New Form of Antisemitism By Arnon Yaffeh, Paris Radical anti-Zionists who support "the Palestinians' armed struggle no matter what form it takes" and agitate among leftists against the existence of the State of Israel "belong to a modern form of antisemitism," says a report on antisemitism released by the French Ministry of the Interior. The author of the report, writer Jean Ropan, raised the wrath of anti-Zionist organizations by recommending punishment be meted out for anti-Zionist incitement. Ongoing Cemetery Desecration in South Africa Cause Concern by D. Saks Jewish leaders in South Africa are expressing concern that isolated Jewish cemeteries in the small rural towns are being singled out for vandalization. This comes in the wake of the desecration of the Vereeniging Jewish cemetery last month, in which forty gravestones -- more than a fifth of the total -- were severely damaged, many beyond repair. The attack was a recent occurrence, since a former resident had visited the cemetery only a few weeks prior to this and found everything in order. Other recent acts of vandalism have been recorded in Riversdale and Heidelberg, and also in Cape Town. Religious Council Workers Promised Back Wages by End of October By G. Kleiman Religious Council workers and pensioners will receive their pay by the end of October according to a promise by the Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office and instructions from the National Labor Court. Fourth Annual Shas Cycle in Memory of HaRav Shach BeginsBy Betzalel Kahn The fourth annual Shas cycle in memory of Maran Rabbenu Hagodol HaRav Elozor Menachem Man Shach zt"l began this week after thousands of lomdim everywhere completed the entire Shas several times over as an illui neshomoh for Rabbenu before the third yahrtzeit. New Director of Emergency Medicine at Bikur Cholim HospitalBy Betzalel Kahn Dr. Joseph Leibman has been appointed director of emergency medicine (EM) at Bikur Cholim Hospital in Jerusalem. Hundreds Participate in Gathering in Memory of Rav Alter Yitzchok Dershowitzby A. Cohen A large gathering was held at Heichal Kollel Halperin in memory of Rav Alter Yitzchok Dershowitz z'l, founder of Kollel Zeicher Yitzchok and the originator of the concept of the night kollel in Eretz Yisroel. CER Appoints Rabbinical Directorby Cllr. A. M. Dunner The Conference of European Rabbis appointed Rabbi Moshe Lebel as Rabbinical Director of the organization. His role will be to liaise with the Chief Rabbis of Europe, the congregational Rabbis, the Botei-Din and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel on Halachic issues. HaRav Yosef Hacohen Roth, zt"lby Yated Ne'eman Staff Thousands streamed in from around the country Erev Shabbos Parshas Noach to lay to rest HaRav Yosef Hacohen Roth, zt"l, one of our generation's leading talmidei chachomim, the av beis din at HaRav Nissim Karelitz' beis din, and the head of the Beis Dovid institutions in Bnei Brak, who passed away following a short illness, at the age of 74. Rebbetzin Rivkoh Zochovsky, o"hBy S. Bruchi A crowd of thousands including HaRav Chaim Kanievsky and other prominent rabbonim were on hand motzei Shabbos Parshas Lech Lecho to lay to rest Rebbetzin Rivkoh Zochovsky o"h, the widow of HaRav Chaim Zochovsky, the mashgiach and menahel ruchani of Yeshivas Slobodka in Lithuania and Yeshivas Lomzha in Petach Tikva. New Books Containing HaRav Shach's Teachings Published at Third Yahrtzeitby Yated Ne'eman Staff At the third yahrtzeit for Rabbenu Hagodol Maran HaRav
Shach zt"l, two volumes on Maseches Kesuvos
were published, adding to his other books on
Shas.
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